New York Mets - PlayerWatch

February 25, 2013|Reuters

LHP Pedro Feliciano is taking a break from baseball activities after being diagnosed with having a hole in his heart.

LHP Johan Santana's first appearance of the spring was delayed by the Mets, who want to give him more time to prepare. GM Sandy Alderson said the decision to push back Santana's spring debut from March 2 to mid-March is not injury related. "There's no structural issue," Alderson said, according to ESPN.com. "It's a matter of just getting into a development progression. It's not a soreness thing. I wouldn't even call it a weakness. It's just where he is in his program is somewhat behind based on his winter and the injury from last year and his loss of the second half of the season. So he's just a little behind schedule."